Charity mulls challenge after regulator reaffirms decision that it cannot restrict its adoption services to heterosexual couples

A nurse who was recorded snoring when she should have been looking after elderly and infirm residents at a care home has been suspended for a year.

The government said on Friday it was considering withdrawing benefits from those with drug or alcohol problems who refused to seek treatment.

ST ALBANS: A care home for elderly blind people has gone on the market after recently announcing its closure.

THE owners of several North East care homes are at the centre of a new protest over rent prices. Union activists staged a demonstration against the “over-charging” of rents at homes for the elderly run by Southern Cross Healthcare Group, which is based in the region.

A flexible childcare training course is set to launch next month, allowing childminders and nannies to fit studying around work.

Critical front-line council staff face losing their jobs after being issued with a 90-day consultation on redundancy, the GMB union has warned.

Dementia research, compared with other major diseases such as cancer, has been underfunded for a long time, states Dr Simon Ridley, head of research at the Alzheimer’s Research Trust.

The National Care Advisory Service (NCAS) has urged councils to do more to improve care leavers’ qualifications and career opportunities.

Fund that provides accommodation for pensioners, victims of domestic violence, and the homeless, threatened with 40% cuts